Strange particle decay processes and the fermi interaction

TLDR: In this article, a survey of the possibility of accounting for strange particle decays by the addition of further terms of a weak interaction current J/sub mu /, but which do not conserve strangeness.

Abstract: A survey is given for the possibility of accounting for strange particle decays by the addition of further terms of a weak interaction current J/sub mu / , but which do not conserve strangeness. Pionic decay modes for strange particles are described in terms of the current J/sub mu / and four-fermion coupling of the form V-A. The possibility of isotopic spin relationships in weak decay processes has been considered in connection with the isotopic spin character of the weak interaction currents. Leptonic modes of strange particle decay are discussed. (C.J.G.)